Joon Y. Park, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation
Dr. Joon Y. Park is a biomedical researcher and exercise scientist in the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation of Baylor University's Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences. Previously, he was Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Research Center and Kinesiology at Temple University.
In collaboration with experts in various fields, Dr. Park uses multidisciplinary innovative approaches, including microfluidics systems, -omics technology, and machine learning platform. His research program has been continuously sponsored by federal and organizational funding agencies (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7705-7086). He is also passionate about STEM education across the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels. His trainees have been awarded various national awards and funding, including NIH MARC U-STAR, Goldwater Scholarship, AHA Predoctoral & Postdoctoral fellowship. Dr. Park is involved in multiple national services as journal editor, grant reviewer, research award committee, and program working group.
Research Interests:
- Fluid shear stress-induced mitochondrial remodeling
- Cellular mechanism of muscle memory
- Cell-to-cell communications between muscle, vessel, and fat cells
- EV-linked cerebrovascular and lymphatic biomarker for CTE and sports-related concussion
Current Courses Taught:
- HP5379 Research Methods